What an impressive title! Sounds like I’m pretty comfortable with Spanish, doesn’t it? Nope. In fact the language barrier is tougher than I thought. Most people we’ve encountered speak no English. The young waiters in the restaurants may have a wee bit but most residents or shop keepers have none. But why would they? We…
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First Day in Barcelona
My first impressions of Barcelona – it’s beautiful and it’s busy. The architecture is different than anything I’ve seen anywhere. The Sagrada Familia cathedral is right across the street from us and it takes my breath away every time I step out the door and look up. We bought Sagrada tickets and are doing an…
The Adventure Begins (Not Well).
This is a long and really quite boring rendition – with way more details than 99 percent of you need or want to know. Skip right by this post and going forward I’ll try to stay brief and only point out highlights of the areas we visit. But this blog is also my journal so…
The Week Before!
I have never loved the week leading up to a trip. I can’t really call it travel anxiety because I’m not afraid to fly, I’m not afraid of new places, I’m not even afraid of being uncomfortable in new places – but for some reason, my mind races, my gut rolls and tears come very…
Chesterfields and Checks
When did the English language change or when did I become a true old fogey? I really, in my heart believed, that I was quite with it, and would never be out of date. I taught high school, I stayed in touch with my kids, I read newspapers and contemporary literature. I assumed that I…
Busy
The word busy has always irritated me. I’m sure I’ve used it many times but I try hard not to, I have always admired people that do great deeds, that work hard for their community, and seem to accomplish much. I know when I looked for an employee or a worker for some project –…
Perfect Beings
I love the Maxine cartoon about well-behaved women rarely making history, or decent margaritas. I totally agree. Living too safe, or too straight and narrow, might hold us back from taking those chances that make a difference in life. I always had an affinity for students that demanded a little more of me in the…
Breast Friends
I am so blessed to have spent over 12 years with 9 great girlfriends that I got to work on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis – my Breast Friends. I really believe that if we keep an open mind and an open heart, great opportunities come into our lives when the time is right. These…
Think About It!
Over the years of raising children, my husband, Jim always used the term “think about it.” He used it as a warning when someone was arguing and about to make a rebuttal that might be rude. “Think about it!” He used it when the kids were doing a task and were not giving it the…
Tending and Befriending
I love my girlfriends. I didn’t always have a pile of early girlfriends as I had a boyfriend early in high school and we spent lots of our free time together. We married and had children young. I worked full time and got my degree after I was a working and a Mom, so time…